hello - is the goal to answer this with the basics the companies are looking for (leadership, analytical skills, communication skills) or it should be answered with an out of the box answer given that the basic skills are conventional (leadership, analytical skills, communication skills) and every candidate should have them?
Examples can help ! Thanks
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Hello!
You don´t necessarely need to link to one of those 3 McKinsey dimensions.
Think about an attribute that a good consultant has and elaborate on that.
For the 3 key McKinsey dimensions (Leadership, Ownership and Personal Impact), the questions are more obviously directed towards them.
Hope it helps!
Cheers,
Clara
Hi Kay,
It is totally fine to use one of the conventional skills you listed, as what really matters is the example of the application of the skill.
I would use the following structure to answer the question:
I would strongly recommend you mention at least one skill related to the ability to interact well with others given the question asked.
Best,
Francesco
Hi Kay,
You can either go the way you mentioned – talking about skills (leadership, analytical, etc.), or you can talk about your personality traits, those being, for example:
Example: "I'm very creative, I feel like I always come up with ucoventional solutions to problems, so I definitely can bring my creativity to the table" – here of course it's good to have some examples of those unconventional solutions from the past in case interviewer asks.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Daniel
Hi Kay, skills you mentioned are important points to touch in your answer. I recommend to build 2+ stories about you as a good team player, either from your professional, University or extra-curriculum experience.
Best,
Antonello
Happy to provide my perspective here. I would keep the answer as practical as possible. So instead of answering at the "leadership, analytical skills level" I would take it a level below and get into the specifics. To illustrate insead of saying analytical skills maybe I would say "Financial Modeling" and then provide a relevant example of a project from my resume where I have demonstrated this. On the same lines, instead of saying leadership, I would say "project management" skills. The general thinking here is you have to show an understanding of what a typical project team does and to draw a clear link of how your skills would align to those tasks. Hope that helps.
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